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Definition of Samuel Gompers
1. Noun. United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Samuel Gompers
Literary usage of Samuel Gompers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Making of America by Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins (1906)
"[Samuel Gompers, president American Federation of Labor; born in England, Jan.
27, 1850; cigar maker by trade; has been connected with movements for ..."
2. Little Visits with Great Americans: Or, Success Ideals and how to Attain Them by Orison Swett Marden (1904)
"Nearly forty years ago, when Samuel Gompers, a boy of ten, worked fourteen hours
a day in a shop in London, the hardships of the work- ingman made an ..."
3. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 by Clayton D. Laurie, Ronald H. Cole (1997)
"Even Samuel Gompers greater criticism might well be directed at Secretary Baker
and the Wilson administration for creating the conditions and formulating ..."
4. The Making of America by Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins (1906)
"[Samuel Gompers, president American Federation of Labor; born in England, Jan.
27, 1850; cigar maker by trade; has been connected with movements for ..."
5. Little Visits with Great Americans: Or, Success Ideals and how to Attain Them by Orison Swett Marden (1904)
"Nearly forty years ago, when Samuel Gompers, a boy of ten, worked fourteen hours
a day in a shop in London, the hardships of the work- ingman made an ..."
6. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 by Clayton D. Laurie, Ronald H. Cole (1997)
"Even Samuel Gompers greater criticism might well be directed at Secretary Baker
and the Wilson administration for creating the conditions and formulating ..."
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